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it's like arguing that fairies are coming out of my toaster in the middle of the night. You can't prove to me that there aren't fairies in my toaster, but that doesn't mean you should take me seriously. What I have a problem with is not so much religion or god, but faith. When you say you believe something in your heart and therefore you can act on it, you have completely justified the 9/11 bombers. You have justified Charlie Manson. If it's true for you, why isn't it true for them? Why are you different? If you say "I believe there's an all-powerful force of love in the universe that connects us all, and I have no evidence of that but I believe it in my heart," then it's perfectly okay to believe in your heart that Sharon Tate deserves to die. It's perfectly okay to believe in your heart that you need to fly planes into buildings for Allah.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2010/06/penn-jillette-is-willing-to-be-a-guest-on-adolf-hitlers-talk-show (http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2010/06/penn-jillette-is-willing-to-be-a-guest-on-adolf-hitlers-talk-show)
I'm sure there is a flaw in this argument but I will have to sober up in order to work out what it is.
I have no fairies coming out of my toaster (yet),but I dig what you are saying!
Ever have any trouble with the underwear gnomes?..Aww,shit..I dont know what Im blathering about now...
Anyway...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbjzujo1Qx8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbjzujo1Qx8)